Induction of labour is one of the most common obstetric interventions.
The incidence of induction varies from setting to setting ranging from
5% to 22% of all labour room admissions and depends upon the
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institutional protocol . In developed countries, the number of infants
delivered at term following induction of labor can be as high as one in
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four deliveries . The World Health Organization (WHO) Global
Survey on Maternal and Perinatal Health, conducted in 24 countries
which included nearly 3,00,000 observations, showed that 9.6% of
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them were delivered by labor induction . Induction of labor has merit
as a therapeutic option when the benets of expeditious delivery
outweigh the risks of continuing the pregnancy.
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